Archive for September, 2007

Day 139—Bristol White Sox

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Tonight the White Sox were playing a doubleheader, with two short 7-inning games. The team plays their games at Devault Memorial Stadium, a relatively small park that seats 2,000 people, including lawn seating areas. The Bristol White Sox are run by volunteers in the local community, and everyone seems to know each other at the […]

Day 138—Doubleheader—Bluefield Orioles and Princeton Devil Rays

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

These two teams are located less than 10 miles apart in West Virginia. The Bluefield Orioles are a unique team, due to the fact that Bowen Field, home of the Orioles, straddles the Virginia-West Virginia state line, and Bowen Field lies completely on the Virginia side of the park. However, the team is operated by […]

Day 137—Doubleheader—Johnson City Cardinals and Elizabethton Twins

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Back in Tennessee and the surrounding area to finish up the rest of the Appalachian League. Today’s first game was at Howard Johnson Field, home of the Johnson City Cardinals. The Cardinals are obviously the affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, and over the weekend they had the World Series trophy on display from the […]